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White House asks Congress for $6.4 billion for Ukraine crisis
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WASHINGTON, 27 February 2022, (TON): Biden administration and congressional aides said “the White House asked Congress to approve $6.4 billion in aid to address the humanitarian and security crisis in Ukraine after Russia invaded the country this week.”
An official from the White House Office of Management and Budget said "in a recent conversation with lawmakers, the administration identified the need for additional US humanitarian, security, and economic assistance to Ukraine and Central European partners due to Russia's unprovoked and unjustified invasion.”
The request included $2.9 billion in security and humanitarian assistance and $3.5 billion for the Department of Defence.
Congressional aides said the administration had made the request on Friday at a briefing for staff from congressional leadership offices and relevant committees, including the appropriations committees that set spending.
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